ENG:Charles Augustine "Charlie" Gonzalez (born May 5, 1945) is a Democratic politician from Texas. He represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2013.
Early life, education, and legal career
Gonzalez was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Bertha Marie (née Cuellar) and Henry B. Gonzalez, who represented the 20th from 1961 until his son took over in 1999. His parents, of Mexican descent, were both Texas-born. Charlie graduated from Thomas A. Edison High School. He received his bachelor's degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1969, and then later earned his Juris Doctor degree from St. Mary's University in San Antonio in 1972. As a youth, he was a Boy Scout in Troop 90 of San Antonio. His father ...

Elections Subcommittee Ranking Democrat Charles Gonzalez (TX) joined Representative Chris Van Hollen (MD) and House Administration Committee Ranking Democrat Robert Brady (PA) and former Elections Subcommittee Chair Zoe Lofgren in introducing the DISCLOSE 2012 Act (Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections) .
The DISCLOSE 2012 Act would help restore the American people’s trust in our elections process in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. The House of Representatives passed the DISCLOSE Act in 2010, but the ...

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Congressman Charlie Gonzalez announced he would not seek re-election in 2012:“Congressman Charlie Gonzalez is a dynamic leader and a strategic legislator. As Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Charlie has been a great advocate for America's Hispanic community, and indeed all Americans. He brought to Congress substantial judicial experience and represented his hometown of San Antonio admirably. Whether from his seat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, his important work on the Census and on electoral ...

Texas Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, will forego reelection in 2012, he announced Friday.
"I still find the job hugely rewarding, but the demands pull me somewhere else," Gonzalez told the San Antonio Express-News. "I've been in Congress for 14 years and I want to do something else — what that is I really don't know. But financially I would like to be productive and have the resources to make a better life."
Gonzalez, a seven-term Democrat, is slated to hold a Saturday press conference in San Antonio to discuss his decision, according to his ...